REGINA — It hasn’t taken Chris Jones long to make his mark on the Saskatchewan Roughriders. One week after being hired as the team’s VP of Football Operations, GM and head coach, Jones and the Riders parted ways with mainstays S Tyron Brackenridge, RB Anthony Allen, DB Macho Harris and DB Terrell Maze. Brackenridge, Allen and Maze were scheduled to become free agents in February.

By my count that is 19 players. I'm wondering if that is some kind of record. If one ever questioned how nasty this business is, seeing this many people out of a job 10 days before Christmas is a sure reminder that football doesn't take holidays.

Now what happens to coaching staff? Is Jacques Chapedaleine far behind. Rumour has it that he and his son have cleared out their offices.